Notice Information
Notice Title
Retail Concession
Notice Description
Historic Environment Scotland have an opportunity for a concessionee to man and operate a small retail space within thier properties at Edinburgh and Stirling Castles.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Historic Environment Scotland have an opportunity for a concessionee to man and operate a small retail space within their properties at Edinburgh and Stirling castles. The agreement is personal to the concessionee and must not be assigned to any other party. HES require a product offer for these spaces that can be personalised, is unique to the customer, and should be relevant to Scottish history, the property or Scotland. The product is to be made available for customers to purchase out with our shops, but within the monument, integrating the purchase with the wider visitor experience. The product should not compete with any other item available for purchase within the properties, and the offer to be agreed with HES Retail prior to trading. The addition of products can be considered during the contract period, but must be agreed with HES retail first. Sales to be processed by the concessionee and an agreed commission figure paid to HES. Sales reports to be provided at the end of each month. Commission to be based on monthly turnover and to be paid within 28 days of invoice date. All sales reports to be made available for regular auditing. The successful party will be required to man the concession space on all days that Edinburgh Castle is open, and the summer season only at Stirling Castle. Any customer complaints about the product provided by the Concessionee must be dealt with in a professional and timely manner in keeping with the HES customer care guidelines. The Concessionee will provide a full money back guarantee to customers. The Concessionee is required to ensure that where products are being delivered to a customer that they are guaranteed to be shipped to the customer to the correct address and where the customer does not receive the product that they will be provided with a full refund. HES recommends offering products which customers can take away on the day. Drop ship add-on sales will be considered but adequate reporting mechanisms should be in place.
Renewal: After the initial 2 years, the contract will be up for renewal for a further 3 years which will be reviewed annually.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000757954
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR503351
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55900000 - Retail trade services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Apr 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Feb 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Apr 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- If all extensions are used then the contract will be up for renewal in 2029
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@hes.scot
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH9 1SH
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB498542&idx=1
12th February 2024 - Document 1 - ITT - For Information -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB498542&idx=2
12th February 2024 - Document 2 - Specification - For Information -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB498542&idx=3
12th February 2024 - Document 3 - Quality Schedule - To be completed -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB498542&idx=4
12th February 2024 - Document 4 - Pricing Schedule - To be completed -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB498542&idx=5
12th February 2024 - Document 5 - Blank Licence to occupy - For Information -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB498542&idx=6
12th February 2024 - Document 6 - Terms and Conditions - For Information -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB498542&idx=7
12th February 2024 - Document 7 - Self Declaration on Russian Links - To be completed -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB498542&idx=8
12th February 2024 - Document 8 - Prompt Payment Form - To be completed -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB498542&idx=9
12th February 2024 - Document 9 - HES Suppliers Privacy Notice - For Information -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB498542
Retail Concession - Historic Environment Scotland have an opportunity for a concessionee to man and operate a small retail space within thier properties at Edinburgh and Stirling Castles. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR503351
Retail Concession - Historic Environment Scotland have an opportunity for a concessionee to man and operate a small retail space within thier properties at Edinburgh and Stirling Castles.
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